Help Shape Owatonna's 2050 Comprehensive Plan!
What Will Owatonna Look Like in 2050?
Input Needed to Shape the Comprehensive Plan
What is your wish for Owatonna in the next 20 to 30 years? The City of Owatonna is developing a Comprehensive Plan through the Imagine Owatonna 2050 process to address that question. Imagine Owatonna 2050 is a guiding framework that will help city leaders, developers, business owners and citizens make decisions about how Owatonna will grow over the next 20-plus years.
City staff has engaged with residents and stakeholders from Engage Owatonna, the business community, parks and recreation advocates, nonprofit agencies, social service providers, immigrant communities and residents of all ages. Community engagement and input throughout the process has been essential in creating a draft vision, values and high-level goals for the 2050 Comprehensive Plan. This input from across the community, gathered through Six-Word Stories, a survey, focus groups, etc., were used as a foundation for developing a draft Comprehensive Plan.
Everyone in Owatonna is invited to stop by May 16 between 4 and 7 p.m. for an Open House at Owatonna Public Utilities, 208 South Walnut Avenue, Morehouse Room. This is one way to provide input on the draft Imagine Owatonna 2050 Comprehensive Plan's vision and goals for the future. The event will provide information about planning land use and development, parks and trails, transportation, housing, economic development and the environment. Presentations will be provided at 4:30 and 6 p.m.
To provide input on the draft plan online, please visit 2050 Comprehensive Plan (arcgis.com) and look for the "give your input" link to take a brief survey before June 30.
“It has been great to hear from diverse groups about what the future should look like in terms of City planning,” said Greg Kruschke, Community Development Manager. “We look forward to ongoing involvement from across the community as we work to finalize these plans.”
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For additional information, visit Imagine Owatonna: 2050 Comprehensive Plan | Owatonna, MN.